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North Korea competed as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Athletes from North and South Korea marched together in the opening ceremony under the Unification Flag of Korea.
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North Korea competed in the 2009 East Asian Games which were held in Hong Kong, China from December 5, 2009 to December 13, 2009.
North Korea participated at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.
The death of Kim Jong Il was reported by North Korean state television news on 19 December 2011. The presenter Ri Chun-hee announced that he had died on 17 December at 8:30 am of a massive heart attack while travelling by train to an area outside Pyongyang. Reportedly, he had received medical treatment for cardiac and cerebrovascular diseases, and during the trip, Kim was said to have had an "advanced acute myocardial infarction, complicated with a serious heart shock". However, it was reported in December 2012 by South Korean media that the heart attack had instead occurred in a fit of rage over construction faults in a crucial power plant project at Huichon in Chagang Province.
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Kim Jong-chol is a North Korean long-distance runner. He competed in the men's marathon at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
North Korea was one of the competing teams in 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The Games were the first for North Korea for the Winter Paralympics. The country has two skiers, Kim Jong-hyon(김정현) and Ma Yu-chol(마유철), racing in para-Nordic skiing.
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Pak Jong-chol is a North Korean judoka. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
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